webnovelfull Chapter 559 Sent to the Army
Chapter 559 Sent to the Army
Above the main hall,
After all the officials shouted "Long live the emperor", it was supposed to be time to summon the envoys to the palace to go through the formalities.
Prime Minister Xie gave a look to several old ministers, who immediately prepared to stand out after receiving it.
"Your Majesty..."
"His Majesty!"
Jiang An relied on his youth and moved much faster than those old ministers.
It blew past like a gust of wind, leaving the old guys confused.
"I heard that several of the old ministers did not return home after the palace banquet yesterday, but went to the Prime Minister's residence. I think there must be something important to discuss!"
"nonsense!"
An old minister blushed and pointed at Jiang An, looking angry and embarrassed.
He didn't know how revealing his appearance was!
"Oh?" The emperor looked unkindly and said, "My dear ministers, you are particularly concerned about state affairs!"
The old minister immediately shrank into a coward, and after a long while he kept saying "minister...minister" he could not utter anything.
"But next time when something happens, you gentlemen can come directly to the palace to discuss it with me."
"The Prime Minister is old, and the mourning period has just ended in the Prime Minister's Mansion. How can you disturb him?"
At midnight, the ministers gathered together without permission, at the home of the prime minister, the head of all officials...
To put it nicely, they have something to discuss, but if they are caught on the spot, even if they are accused of forming a clique for personal gain, they will have to admit the crime!
Jiang An turned around and looked at the old minister, with a well-behaved face, "I wonder what important things the adults discussed, why not tell us so that we can have some advice!"
Can this be said?
This must not be said!
If several of these officials raised doubts about the war at the same time and wanted to take the military token from Jiang Jichen, wouldn't that prove that they had met in private last night? !
Jiang An's move was a preemptive one, which made several old ministers lose their temper.
It's really too insidious!
Xie Si didn't care about the false accusation... Bingfu, his power was already weakened, if he couldn't clear himself this time, he would be targeted by the censors...
The front door of the Prime Minister's Mansion has finally been clean for a few days, and we absolutely cannot allow rotten eggs to be thrown at it again!
"I don't know who told you this. After the palace banquet yesterday, I went home early and didn't see any of my colleagues."
Xie Si smiled, as if he was sure that Jiang An would not be able to produce any substantial evidence.
"listen?"
Jiang An pointed to his own eyes and said, "I saw it with my own eyes!"
"The Prime Minister's Mansion and the County Lady's Mansion are not on the same street. They are even far apart. How did you see it with your own eyes?"
"Speaking like this is just empty talk..."
The little girl angrily retorted to the minister who was speaking without any courtesy, "Didn't you just rely on your mouth to say that Prince Yong was colluding with the enemy and committing treason at the palace banquet yesterday?"
"How come you can do it, but I can't?"
Jiang An stood in the court with his hands behind his back, a mocking smile on his face, "How can there be such a rule in the world!"
"I got drunk at the palace banquet last night, and it just so happened that Your Majesty…pardoned the Kyoto curfew for one day, so I went for a walk and came across this scene in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Can you take care of it?"
"…you!"
The adult was so angry at the girl's unreasonable behavior that he threw his sleeves and said, "Since there is no evidence, it's just empty talk!"
Jiang An couldn't hurt the Prime Minister physically, but the Prime Minister had no choice but to abandon the plan they had discussed last night.
"Prime Minister, do you have anything else to say?" Jiang An tilted his head and asked Xie Si specifically.
What Xie Si heard was: Are you still suing? If you are, I have plenty of ways to deal with you!
"I have nothing to say at all!"
"What about the two adults?"
The two old ministers lowered their heads and dared not look at Jiang An at all.
I have nothing to say~
The little girl raised her chin slightly and said, "You all have nothing to say, but I have something to say."
She took a step forward and stood side by side with the Fourth Prince. "Your Majesty, I propose to send the children of the noble families and officials in Kyoto to the north!"
what!
In the Golden Palace, all the officials looked up in astonishment. This time, there was no need for anyone to instigate them... they just jumped out on their own to confront the little girl!
"Minister... Ouch!"
"I second the proposal!"
Jiang Ling stepped out of the line and accidentally tripped an adult.
Immediately afterwards, Song Shen... Cui Huaixu, Qi Shanyuan and Li Xingsang... half of the people in the court stood up.
The little girl half bent over and glanced sideways at Sheth, her eyes full of ostentatious smiles.
Yes, it was not only Shays who had a night meeting with the ministers last night!
"No... Your Majesty!"
Qi Shanyuan interrupted the man, and his clear voice echoed throughout the hall, "Your Majesty!"
"Princess Dongli came to our Southern Merchants as part of an envoy group. She provoked His Majesty at every turn during the palace banquet, and even threatened His Majesty by saying that a young man of unknown origin had entered the ancestral temple..."
"If we agree to Dongli's demands for the sake of stability, the war from more than a decade ago may happen again!"
Song Shen also stood up, his back straight, like an unbeatable pine tree.
"Moreover, if we, the Southern Merchants, show even a little weakness in front of the envoys from various countries, won't we be bullied by everyone?!"
"The current plan should be to let other countries see our determination to not be shackled by others, and to reassure the people."
"Only when the people support us can Southern Business be invincible!"
The little girl took over what the two said, "If the children of noble families join the army and form a private army, it will not only let other countries see the strength of our Southern Merchants, but also boost morale."
"Besides, young people should be full of vigor and vitality. They are the future pillars of the Southern Business School. How can they stay in Kyoto, this nest of gold and silver, all the time?"
"Only when my sons and daughters are strong can they serve your majesty wholeheartedly!"
She looked directly at His Majesty, and every word she said shocked everyone, "We, the Zhenguo Palace, will follow Your Majesty, even if death is the only way..."
Her words successfully ignited the hearts of everyone present.
The officials felt both excited and sad.
Their beloved child is about to be sent to the north, and I don’t know what they are so angry about…
Half of the court officials who stood up with Jiang An knelt down in a black mass, shouting loudly, "Follow Your Majesty!"
This shows that those who are standing are not loyal.
Xie Si was fine. He knelt down with the others and shouted without much emotion.
After all, his two sons are now in the North, and he would be happy if there were more people to keep him company.
It wasn't him who played the villain anyway, so he had nothing to lose anyway.
With each loud call, His Majesty was also weighing the pros and cons.
Obviously, he was persuaded by Qi Shanyuan and the others, but they were all sent to the north...
Your Majesty is also worried that the Zhenguo Palace will hold these children of noble families hostage and use them for their own purposes. By then, the world will no longer be his!
As for what the little girl said about swearing allegiance until death... hehe~
Your Majesty doesn't believe a word of it.
However, sending all the people to the north could indeed solve his urgent problem.
Therefore, the short-sighted His Majesty agreed so readily~
After the court session, all the officials ran like rabbits, anxious to go home and send their children away.
Should he be sent to the south to live freely, or sent back to the academy? Anyway, he cannot be sent to the north as a hostage!